[04-10-2023] Fresno County, CA – Five People Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Crash on SR-180

Five people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Fresno County on Monday morning, April 10, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on State Route 180 and Reed Avenue near Sanger.

The responding officers said a pickup truck reportedly ran a red light before colliding with a sedan, causing the airbags in both vehicles to be deployed.

Three individuals in the sedan and two occupants in the pickup were brought to the hospital for treatment after sustaining minor injuries. No words have been released yet on their identities and current states.

No further information was immediately available as the investigation into the collision continued.

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Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

There are thousands of annual unintended deaths and injuries in the United States, and vehicle crashes are a leading source of these tragedies. Two million lives are lost and ten million people are injured every year because of motor accidents worldwide.

There was an 8.3 percent rise in traffic deaths in 2020, according to the National Safety Council. Before that increase, there was a modest but steady fall that lasted for three years. In 2019, there were 39,107 fatalities attributed to car accidents in the United States. However, by 2020, that figure had risen to 42,338.

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